Sentences with phrase «midfielder for around»

The Gunners may well now re-ignite their interest as Madrid appear ready to sell the Spanish midfielder for around half what they bought him for.

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Let's face it, Mertesacker and Arteta were once decent players in their youthful days, but now they are shit, both are liabilities to the rest.Koscielny, gibbs and debuchy have to work twice as hard to cover up for the sluggish per, same case when arteta is playing, the midfielders around have to run back when he easily gets turned and beaten for pace.

Arsenal are reportedly planning to offload under - performing and injury - prone midfielder Jack Wilshere in the summer for a deal worth around # 25m.

there is no doubt that we need a midfielder with the ability to dribble, fast but having a good players is not only enough, hard training for stamina, strength as a team to continuously press on the opponents not to give them time and space to settle and win the ball, go fast to the goal destabilize the defense, fiercely fight around the goal to create a space and shoot on goal with the strong power and on target needed and wenger also has to be hard and serious for the accomplishment of this.as we have seen with such a spirit even with the defence all reserve we won FA CUP

Louis van Gaal confirmed the England midfielder will be missing for around four weeks ahead of the Red Devils» match with Leicester City this weekend.

«They needed a holding central midfielder and they've paid around # 30m for him, which is the type of money the Arsenal fans want to see being spent on the best players.

With an asking price of around # 50m, Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Marco Reus is one of the best in the world in a number of positions up front, and he'd be a terrific purchase for United to solve their current issues, though Liverpool are also interested.

obviously I would prefer to have a much more suitable alternative in the defensive midfielder positions but if they focused more on defensive end and the occasional long - ball, this would allow Bellerin and Sead ample opportunities to bomb forward on their respective wings while still having enough cover to maintain their defensive shape... it would likewise allow for overlapping runs on both wings, thereby letting both Sanchez and Perez to cut inside and get shots away in and around the top of the box with their most dominant feet... if goals were needed I would sub Bellerin for OX and bring Ramsey in for Elneny then switch to a 3 -2-4-1 (more of a 3 -1-5-1 with Ramsey playing higher up the pitch) and I would only use Giroud as a sub when the game dictated it for tactical reasons... this would allow us to be a high energy team with incredible link - up play and a much more direct approach in the offensive end

To be fair, the Swiss midfielder, who has joined Arsenal for around # 30m from Borussia Monchengladbach, has not helped himself with his incredibly cringey opening remarks as a Gooner.

This comes after strong speculation that United attacking midfielder Angel Di Maria is closing in on an exit from Old Trafford this summer, with The Guardian claiming he will be moving to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint - Germain for around # 40m.

«Fantastic achievement this fantastic achievement that» Yes to a point you may be right, but we are now (apparently) out of the financial retraint period and according to Chips Keswick last summer we had # 100» 000000 to spend, unyet what is fantastic is that Wenger was not too interested in buying the World class defensive midfielder we desperately needed in the summer, nor has he addressed the defensive shortfalls, during the summer transfer he was in Italy on the day we bought Welbeck, and during the most recent transfer window he spend three out of the four weeks messing around buying some apparent wonderkid who we wont see on the pitch for around 18 months.

So this game will be worn for sure if Wenger doesn't screw it up with favouritism and his tendency to overload the team midfielders that just knock the ball around aimlessly.

As reported by the Daily Mail, the United boss has revealed that there is a virus going around their dressing room and that is a big problem on top of their injury problems, with the England central midfielder Michael Carrick ruled out for the rest of the season this week.

It's difficult to blame Ozil for the difficulties he's faced at Arsenal without looking at the big picture... like the fans, he too was lied to by Wenger... there is no doubt in my mind that he was told by Wenger that he was trying desperately to recreate our earlier success by acquiring players that fit the system he ran when Henry was in his prime... as we know this hasn't happened... in order for Ozl to flourish he needs some speed up front, forwards that can make intelligent runs, a boss in the midfield to compensate for his obvious defensive liabilities and defenders who can transition from defence to offence quickly and efficiently... much like he had in Real and with the German National squad... unfortunately he ended up on a squad that has a striker who plays with his back to goal, very few intelligent runs into the box, minus Sanchez, no one to take pressure off him in the midfield, once Cazorla was injured, average defensive midfielders around him, which simply highlighted his lacking defensive qualities and defenders who lack the necessary cutting edge when it comes to transitional passing... instead of blaming Ozil, which is simply too easy, especially considering his mopey disposition, we should be asking ownership and / or Wenger why they brought him in if they didn't intend on doing what was necessary to get the best from him... can you imagine Ozil playing with the likes of Henry, Viera, Petit and Pires, it would be incredibly to watch and even more difficult to stop... so the only thing different between his experiences in Real and with the German team versus his time at Arsenal are the players around him and we all know who is in charge of making those decisions, the Grinch who stole soccer

The Liverpool and former Valencia boss will have around # 30m for summer signings and has added Albiol, 23, to a list that also includes Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry and Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon.

Liverpool — Henderson — Gerrard Real — Modric — Kroos Don't get me wrong, we absolutely need a pure DM for tough matches — but spending 25M + + for extra depth in that position is really luxury Vidal is a versatile all around central midfielder — If we play 4 -2-3-1, let him pair with either Ramsey / Carzola and we have a very strong midfield base in both attack and defense.

Our manager is thought to be a long term admirer of the 22 - year old and according to The Mirror he might be about to make a club record offer of around # 55 million for Draxler, with the idea that he might be able to play as a centre forward for us as well as his more usual roles of wide forward or attacking midfielder.

It looks like PSG are going to win the race to sign Cabaye and could pay around # 20 million for midfielder, meaning Newcastle have plenty of money to spend on the Frenchman's replacement.

The Ajax attacking midfielder is said to be available for a fee of around # 6m and that's a price the Magpies are ready to pay as Alan Pardew looks to sign a long term target.

The paper claims that Wenger is planning a double swoop for the Roma striker Mattia Destro at around # 15 million, and the Napoli attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik.

One of the finest midfielders in Europe at the moment, Naby Keita was targeted by Liverpool for around # 80m this summer, with RB Leipzig refusing to budge.

Liverpool are ready to offer around # 22m plus the services of Brazilian defensive midfielder Lucas Leiva, who is known to be a player Rafa Benitez is pursuing, in exchange for Higuain.

Arsenal signed Samir Nasri for a fee of around # 12m in 2008 and the Frenchman enjoyed a fine couple of years at the Emirates Stadium, impressing with his creativity from midfield.

I am sure there will be many pundits around this week with advice for Arsene Wenger on how Arsenal can beat Chelsea, and the first one to weigh in is the ex-Gunners star Charlie Nicholas, who believes that we need to flood the midfield to stifle Chelsea's counter-attacking force.

I agree we should not depend too much on Arteta for long term — but if we buy another midfielder we should get someone different from Coquelin with decent defence ability — an all around midfielder like Vidal who had won 20 duels in 2 copa games, more than any other players in the tournament.

We also lost Bellerin to a thigh problem and now it has been reported by Goal.com that Rosicky's agent has revealed that the midfielder will be out for around two months following an operation.

Therefore, I would slowly but steadily incorporate Mina in Piques spot like how Umtiti was incorporated last season in Mascherano) CB: Umtitti LB: Alba (this posisiton would be up for grabs, explain later) LM: Roberto (once iniesta gone, this position will be up for grabs as well) DM: Busquets RM: Rakitic LF: Araniaz (time to promote, we need a good winger, and who better that him, having been brought up by the Masia) CF: Messi (Messi as False 9 and with two good wingers, along with midfielders around him, he'll thrive with plenty of options to assist, or go at goal for himself, with the fullbacks stretched, and him dealing with only two centerbacks, which we all know he is more than capable) RF: Coutinho (future at Barca, mark my words!)

Manchester United could look to bring in two superb attacking midfield players for around # 122m as Louis van Gaal seeks to keep on spending big at Old Trafford.

Central midfield remains something of a problem position for the Red Devils following the retirement of the legendary Paul Scholes, and van Gaal is still keen to bring in another new player in that part of the pitch despite already spending around # 30m on bringing in Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao.

Next season wingers could become a bigger deal, no Alexis and we may need two, then Ozil is quietly sneaking about, but I don't mind him so much and Arsene is usually good at finding midfielders for in and around that area.

We have several «boulets» we are carrying around and will be doing so at least until Wenger leaves (if he does one day): The likes of Mertesacker, Arteta, Wilshere (pathetic excuse for a football player... May be our worse midfielder), Welbeck (he is not top and never will be), Gibbs (when he can play) and more.

This allowes our other more creative midfielders like ozil cazorla and rosicky to roam around in loads of space which is a disaster for the opposition.

Only Cazorla and Elneny actually mover around in midfield trying to close players down, all of the other wait for opposition to come near them then put a challenge in.

Arsenal are monitoring the situation surrounding Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba with a view to making him their marquee signing in central midfield, report the Express, as Manchester City also line up a move for the stunning young midfielder who is valued at around # 40 million by the Turin based club, such is his huge potential.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Around the end of November he started to feature (from the bench initially) for the first team in Premiere League games.This came as a result of injuries I know but everyone had accepted he had worked hard to get himself back and he was making a difference to the team in midfield (not hard I do appreciate given the form of Xhaka and Ramsey at the time.

After all the current Crystal Palace manager was in charge of Newcastle United back in August of 2013 when Arsene Wenger reportedly place a transfer bid of around # 10 million for the central midfielder.

Neither is the claim that they are ready to offer Arsene Wenger around # 50 million for our midfield maestro and obviously tempt him with a hefty wage hike and with the chance of great trophy success.

the only two or three veiera type midfielders there are around at the moment are pogba, kondogbia, (could have got him if wenger wernt so tight with the money) maybe carvalho the last two might need to be molded more into that role than pogba mind you, but they have the right game for it.

Having all these still we need more skillful midfielder, and winger with good pace and dribbling ability and killer instinct around the goal.with that arsenal can challenge for the title in my thought.

Horrible midfield, no creativity, no tactics, just tap the ball around for 90 minutes.

In turn, he needs more from those around him, and with doubts seemingly growing over Paulinho's ability to offer that, it could lead to major question marks for the Brazilian midfielder at the end of the season when the Barcelona hierarchy assess the campaign.

Valued at around # 23m, Sporting Lisbon youngster William Carvalho looks an ideal signing in midfield for Arsenal, and may now be Wenger's main target in that position after seemingly struggling to land the likes of Southampton star Morgan Schneiderlin and Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan.

It feels as though Verratti has been around for years now, but the PSG midfield maestro is still only 24 - years - old.

Despite the fairly hefty contact Fernando continued to run around in the midfield for a bit, but the damage sustained by the clash became too much and he was forced to retire.

To win the PL we at least need to win 25 matches to be within a shout of wining it that requires a minimum of 75 goals without conceding so we need attack minded players and defensive minded players from looking at our attaching force gerouid around 20 alexis 20 thats 40 we need another 35 and than we have the champion league and cup matches on the top of it all we got to consider form fatigue knocks and injuries can the midfield score another 40 another 40 goals have to come from somewhere so physics tells me so another good striker with 25 so goals is required for the math to make any sense

However, with the pending world - record sale of Neymar, Barca are ready to enter talks with Dortmund over a deal for the former Stade Rennais midfielder, with the Bundesliga club only willing to sell the player should a fee of around # 90M be offered by the Catalan giants, report Marca.

To ever believe Nigel de jong for around # 7 million won't solidfy our midfield and put fear into opposition.

A report in The Mirror today claims that City are preparing a transfer bid of around # 30 million for our talented midfielder and although the manager does have a lot of say, many would say too much, on the running of the club, I think some of the club hierarchy might just have a word in the Frenchman's ear about saying yes to the deal.

But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now on goal - scoring potency from wide forwards, wingers, second strikers and attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25 goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.